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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798693903321

Autore

Swasy Alecia

Titolo

How journalists use twitter : the changing landscape of U.S. newsrooms / / Alecia Swasy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-3219-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Disciplina

006.754

Soggetti

Journalism - Technological innovations

Internet - Social aspects

Online social networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Using Theory to Understand Twitter; Chapter Two: Twitter Met with Great Skepticism; Chapter Three: The Importance of Family and Friends; Chapter Four: Does Twitter Make a Difference?; Chapter Five: Twitter Changes Boundaries in Newsrooms; Chapter Six: What's the Future for Twitter in Newsrooms?; Epilogue; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

How Journalists Use Twitter analyzes how Twitter has changed the routines and coverage strategies of four U.S. metropolitan newspapers. This book addresses newsroom work through the lens of four different communications theories-diffusion of innovation, boundaries, social capital, and agenda-setting theories.